Resilience and Well-being for Dental Professionals

Resilience and Well-being for Dental Professionals
Essential reading  for dental professionals and other healthcare workers wanting to build  emotional resilience and positive mental health

Dentistry is a  high-stress profession with elevated rates of anxiety, depression,  burnout, suicidal thoughts and self-harm. Chronic workplace stress is a  growing concern as it can severely damage the mental health of dental  professionals and negatively impact their ability to provide appropriate  care. Psychological interventions have been shown to greatly benefit  the well-being and emotional resilience of the medical and healthcare  community, yet resources that provide preventative tools are limited.

Resilience  and Well-being for Dental Professionals, is designed not only to combat  occupational hazards in Dentistry, such as burnout and compassion  fatigue, but also to build resilience, engagement at work and nurture  positive mental health through a variety of evidence-based tools. This  invaluable guide helps readers utilise tools from the science of  well-being (Positive Psychology, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioural  Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), to create happier,  thriving careers.

It includes:
Tools from resilience  interventions to help dental professionals implement preventative habits  and take steps towards positive mental health Focus on self awareness  in recognizing burnout early  Positive psychology and well-being  exercises, customised for dental professionals, to help you meld  together research and application: from journaling and creative  exercises to nature-based and activities at workMeasure and track  well-being using psychological scales  Manage difficult emotions,  practice mindfulness and self-compassion, develop a culture of kindness  and gratitude at work, utilise a growth mindset when upskilling, harness  positive leadership and use strengths, with patients and at home Create  habits that stick through applying the psychology of goal setting,  behaviour change, motivation psychology, work-life harmony and happiness
Written  by a Positive Psychologist, and Dentist, with more than 12 years’  clinical dentistry experience within a stressful NHS environment,  Resilience and Well-being for Dental Professionals is a must-have  resource for all dental students, hygienists, therapists, dentists,  dental nurses, dental technicians, specialists and allied healthcare  workers.